始まる

Meanings

1. to begin; to start; to commence
2. to happen (again); to begin (anew)
3. to date (from); to originate (in)

Part of speech: godan verb (る), intransitive

Kanji

• 始

  Meanings

  commence, begin

  On reading

  シ

  Kun reading

  はじ.める、-はじ.める、はじ.まる

  Strokes

  8

Example sentences

• その試合は何時に始まりますか。

  What time does the game start?

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